Month: December 2013

Deschutes County’s defensive winter driving skills SkidCar training makes the perfect holiday gift to people of all ages on your shopping list! With winter ice and snow fast-approaching, a gift like this can better protect your friends and loved ones in the coming months. Deschutes County offers SkidCar training classes seven days a week, by

To help Oregonians participate in “Giving Tuesday” this year, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Tuesday issued the Department of Justice’s “20 Worst Charities” list, an annual review of organizations that spend the vast majority of the donations they receive on professional fundraising and administrative costs rather than charity. Click here to see the list. The

With the holiday spending season under way, the Oregon Division of Finance and Corporate Securities warned consumers Tuesday about the dangers of unlicensed payday lenders. “While Oregon law limits how much can be charged for a payday loan, unlicensed lenders don’t follow the law so they lure people to websites with promises of quick cash

The city of Bend is seeking applicants for one position on the Budget Committee. The Budget Committee is established by state and local law to review and make recommendations regarding the adoption of the city budget to the Bend City Council. Appointees receive a four-year term. All applicants must be residents of the City of

Did you know that over 1 million people in the United States are living with, or are in remission from, leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma? Every four minutes, someone new is diagnosed with blood cancer. And sadly, every 10 minutes, someone dies from blood cancer. Leukemia causes more deaths than any other cancer among children, adolescents

Being prepared and informed may help you avoid the messy and often expensive issue of frozen pipes. With freezing weather predicted for the next week, your local water utilities offer these tips to prepare homes and businesses: Seal out cold air: Caulk around pipes where they enter the house and close all foundation vents. This

BedMart, Oregon’s largest family owned mattress retailer, has teamed with Tempur-Pedic to honor Central Oregon’s firefighters. BedMart and Tempur-Pedic, makers of the most highly recommended bed in America™, are donating 35 mattresses to five fire stations in Bend. On Friday December 6th, BedMart will deliver mattresses and GBS Enterprises mattress protectors, and haul away each

The third annual CXmas Party at Bowen Sports Performance on Thursday will kick off a weekend of nationally recognized cyclocross racing in Bend, including the UCI-sanctioned Deschutes Brewery Cup races on Saturday and the finale of the Cross Crusade series on Sunday. The fundraiser will feature a Q&A with professional cyclists, including Bend locals Ryan

Redmond High School received a donation of 12 new Bedell acoustic guitars from Two Old Hippies in Bend. The guitars were a gift to support the music program and the newly formed Acoustic Guitar Club at Redmond High School. Two Old Hippies, a division of Breedlove Guitars, donated the acoustic guitars valued more than $6,000

An 18-year-old Madras resident was arrested on assault and other charges in a weekend shooting that left his live-in girlfriend in critical condition, police said Monday. Officers responded shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday to the reported shooting at the Willow Creek Apartments at 410 NE Oak Street, said Assistant Chief Tanner Stanfill. An investigation found

A power outage hit more than 2,000 Pacific Power customers in northeast Bend Tuesday morning, lasting for close to 2 1/2 hours, officials said. Pacific Power spokesman Tom Gauntt said the outage was reported at 6:56 a.m., and service was restored around 9:19 a.m. A wire connected to a pole burned, sparking the outage, he

The Facebook Data Center in Prineville has been in Central Oregon for several years. Monday, NewsChannel 21 took a tour of the facility to see the company’s latest project. Facebook says they are beginning to archive photos that were posted years ago in their new ‘cold storage’ building. “I imagine the photos that are being

The Ski Inn has been in a staple in the Sisters community for 41 years. But on Monday, the restaurant’s employees were picking up the pieces after a tall Ponderosa pine tree smashed into the place, fortunately causing no serious injuries. One person suffered minor injuries , but it’s nothing compared to the impact this

Governor JohnKitzhaber has proclaimed December as “3D Month” in recognition of “Drinking and Drugged Driving Awareness Month,” a statewide effort aimed at reducing impaired driving during the holidays and into the new year. While most drivers know that even one drink before getting behind the wheel can affect performance, many are unaware that prescription drugs

While the ODOT crew in Bend is prepped and ready for the outdoors, what are you doing to prepare inside? “Vent plugs are in, faucet spigots are covered. It’s the time of year for those things,” Bend shopper Linda Farlow said Monday. At the Ace Hardware store in Bend, staff members are busy stocking up

Sunriver is known as a vacation destination resort, not a place for very much crime. Part of that reason could be thanks to some dedicated citizens. “I’ve been doing it since 1998,” Doug Seator, a Sunriver citizen patroller, said Monday. “It’s just a way of getting involved in the community, and helping the community.” Seator

As the nation’s first conference dedicated to Veterans Treatment Courts and justice-involved veterans gets underway in Washington, D.C., Deschutes County District Attorney Patrick Flaherty said Monday he plans to launch a program to assist veterans “who have become entangled in the criminal justice system.” Here’s the rest of his announcement: Flaherty will put into motion

Beginning Tuesday, the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District will continue pile burning through the week, as weather allows. On Tuesday, pile burning will occur on 71 acres of land along South Highway 97 between the High Desert Museum turn-off and Lava Butte and on 25 acres off of South Highway 97 and Vandevert Road near Sunriver.

With the downturn in the economy comes more need for support of local food banks and charities, and The Salvation Army is no different. In 2012, The Salvation Army and Santa Express collected 3,611 lbs. of food and new clothing, 179 new toys and $147.00 in cash donations for Christmas celebration. Anything and everything helps,

Preliminary information indicates two people died in Oregon in fatal traffic crashes during the 2013 Thanksgiving Holiday reporting period between 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27 , and 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, December 1 , Oregon State Police said Monday. OSP troopers partnered with the Washington State Patrol and California Highway Patrol over the holiday